fanfic: A Fish Out of Water

[bellaknoti]

An AU to Wings of the Storm Crow

Title: One Day Like This (Chapter Twenty-Four)
Rating: AO
Pairing:
Summary: I remember a song from home by Tori Amos called “Pretty Good Year”. Hold on to nothing, as fast as you can she sang; this could be my theme song.

Warning: Possible mild trigger at the top of the page for abuse.


scarylady is very awesome, and fixes all the injustices and horrible liberties I take with the language without even meaning to.


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All but one story is now posted- we're waiting on a late entry, that should be up on Friday.  Feel free to comment all you want on the stories (please do comment, in fact!  everyone loves comments!)- but don't give away the authors identities yet.  Start thinking about your favorite sugar and spice since voting will open by the weekend.
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We're still waiting on a few entries, mine isn't even beta'd, and my coffee isn't done yet... but due to popular demand, thedas_ficarchive  is now open for your reading pleasure.

Voting will likely begin this Friday and stretch through the following weekend, more details to follow when I am fully awake.



Master list here

The Elven Agenda: Elder Scrolls vs. Dragon Age

[darkrose]

In my ongoing attempt to get into Skyrim, I was going through the Elder Scrolls Wiki, trying to understand the lore. It occurred to me that Tamriel and Thedas are mirrors of each other in some ways, particularly with regard to the elves.

In Dragon Age:

- Elves were conquered and enslaved by a nation based on the Roman Empire, run by magically-gifted humans.

- Elves rose up against their human oppressors led by a female prophet whose name began with "A".

- An elven leader of the slave revolt was given a place in religious canon, which was later removed.

- Elves are no longer immortal. After contact with humans, elven lifespan decreased; most live only as long as humans.

- Elves are considered second-class citizens at best, and many have internalized that.

In the Elder Scrolls:

- Magically-gifted elves enslaved humans.

- Slaves rose up against their elven oppressors, led by a female prophet whose name began with "A", from a culture based on the Roman Empire.

- A human leader of the slave revolt was added to the pantheon. Later, the elves forced the humans to ban his worship.

- Elves are no longer immortal, but still live much longer than humans.

- Elves still consider themselves superior to humans, and are trying to maintain their political power over them.


Reading this, some of the voices in my head spoke up. Mira wants to play "downtrodden human and elven oppressor" with Alistair. Julian thinks that having Fenris as his elven overlord sounds really hot. And Fenris...is disturbed by the idea of a world where elves are in power and are just as bad as the Magisters.

So what do you guys--and your characters--think? How would your versions of the DA characters react if they were transported to Tamriel?

So, Found Out About DA2 Stuff

[1smut_princess]

Apparently there is a reason DA2 went the way it did. Like it or hate it, there are aspects that are extremely different from other BioWare games in DAII.

The senior writer wanted it to be more like Twilight (the underline is merely because it is a book title, not stressing any distaste - hubby had to ask as he's reading over my shoulder).

Complaints of a Senior Game Writer

Now - what confuses the (insert a stream of inappropriate words please) "stuffing" out of me is why on earth would someone who does not like playing video games would become a senior writer in the gaming industry? Granted it could give an edge on how to appeal to a broader audience...as in those who don't like video games. But then would it still be a video game if one took all that out? Also, the trash battles, with 'hey ser bandit please fall over dead for the thousandth time, m'kay?' and his buddies, are suddenly explained.

Thoughts, observations?

Should gameplay suffer for plot? Or plot suffer for gameplay? What elements could balance these things, do you think?